The Story of the Great War: Some Lessons from the Mahābhāraṭa for the Use of Hindū Students in the Schools of India |
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Abhimanyu acts answered Arjuna arrows ascetic Ashvaṭṭhāmā asked bade battle begged Bhima Bhishma blazing blessed blind king body born Brāhmaṇa Brahmaņas brothers cast celestial chariot child conquer creatures cried death declared desire Dharma Dhṛtarashtra Draupadi Drona Drupada Duryo Duryodhana Dushasana duty earth Ekalavya elder father fell fight fought Ganga gave give Gods Govinda grief Guru Hastinapura heart heaven hero husband Indra Jarasandha Jayaḍratha Karna Keshava Kichaka kingdom Kṛṣhņā Kshaṭṭriya Kunți Kurus live Lord Mahabharata mantra mighty mind mother Nakula never Pandavas Pāṇdu Parva peace prayed princes Rakshasa reverence righteousness Ṛshi Rshis rushed sacrifice Sahāḍeva Satyaki sent Shakuni Shalya Shikhandi Shri Krshna Sishupala slain slay sons of Pandu spoke steeds story tell thee thira thou art told truth Ulupi Uṭṭara Vasudeva Vidura Virāta virtue Vyasa warrior wealth weapons wife words yoga young king Yudhish Yudhishthira
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Page 136 - Discriminating then between righteousness, and unrighteousness, and understanding what is meant by covetousness and having recourse to exertion fight without arrogance, for victory is there where righteousness is.— For this know, O king, that to us victory is certain in (this) battle.
Page 201 - Gifts made in all sacrifices, ablutions performed in all sacred waters, and the merit acquired by making all the possible kinds of gifts — all these do not come up to abstention from cruelty. The penances of a man that abstains from cruelty are inexhaustible. The man who abstains from cruelty is regarded as always performing sacrifices.
Page 192 - There such a person, restraining speech, sits like a piece of wood, crushing all the senses, and with mind undividedly united by the aid of meditation (with the Supreme Soul). He has no perception of sound through the ear; no perception of touch through the skin; no perception of form through the eye; no perception of taste through the tongue.
Page 71 - ... as regimen. O great king, drink thou that which the honest drink and the dishonest shun, even humility, which is like a medicine that is bitter, pungent, burning, unintoxicating disagreeable, and revolting. And drinking it, O king, regain thou thy sobriety.
Page 89 - Krsna, is naturally attracted towards virtue. The man who wisheth to reap the fruits of virtue is a trader in virtue. His nature is mean and he should never be counted amongst the virtuous, nor doth he ever obtain the fruits of his virtues! Nor doth he of sinful heart, who having accomplished a virtuous act doubteth in his mind, obtain the fruits of his act, in consequence of that scepticism of his!
Page 71 - Yudhishthira said, -'This Nakula here, of mighty arms and leonine neck, of red eyes and endued with youth, is now my one stake. Know that he is my wealth.
Page 140 - O thou that art the refuge of all creatures in this battle. Slain here by thee, O Krishna, great will be my good fortune both in this world and the next. Great is the respect thou payest me, O Lord of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas. My dignity will be celebrated in the three worlds.
Page 145 - All the vital parts of my body are in agony. My mouth is dry. Staying as I am with body afflicted with agony, give me water, O Arjuna I Thou art a great bowman 1 Thou art capable of giving me water duly...
Page 31 - ... one who is not a king can never have a king for his friend" — words that were to bring trouble on him later.
Page 5 - ... that , Prahlada would give him his behaviour ; and, though filled with fear as to the consequences, Prahlada gave it, bound by his word. As Prahlada sat brooding over what had occurred, a flame with a shadowy form issued from his body, and when the king asked, " Who art thou ? " the form answered : " I am the embodiment of thy Behaviour, cast off by thee. I am going away to dwell with thy devoted disciple the Brahmana.